New nerve block may ease pain after heart surgery
NCT ID NCT06895876
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special nerve block (deep parasternal intercostal plane block) to see if it helps people recover better after heart surgery. 128 adults having heart surgery through a chest cut (sternotomy) took part. The goal was to improve overall recovery quality and reduce the need for morphine, which can cause side effects like nausea and breathing problems.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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128 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients requiring cardiac surgery with sternotomy Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency procedure * Procedures requiring lateral chest drainage * Hemodynamic instability * Severe kidney or liver failure * BMI \> 40 * Chronic pain * Allergy to local anesthesics * Pregnant woman * Long term opioïds use
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Arnault Tzanck
Saint-Laurent-du-Var, 06700, France
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